×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
Hey, Answerman! - Knowledge Basement


Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next

Note: this is the discussion thread for this article

Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
malvarez1



Joined: 17 Nov 2008
Posts: 2150
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:04 pm Reply with quote
You know, I noticed how a lot of older anime used sound effects in their openings. Shows like Magic Knight Rayearth and Transformers: Super-God Masterforce had them.

I don't think I've watched any anime past the year 2001 that has used sound effects in their opening.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
RyanSaotome



Joined: 29 Mar 2011
Posts: 4210
Location: Towson, Maryland
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:08 pm Reply with quote
malvarez1 wrote:
You know, I noticed how a lot of older anime used sound effects in their openings. Shows like Magic Knight Rayearth and Transformers: Super-God Masterforce had them.

I don't think I've watched any anime past the year 2001 that has used sound effects in their opening.


These days, OPs are a lot more about selling a music single than anything. Sound effects would kinda hurt the song since you don't want to hear them on the CD.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
samuelp
Industry Insider


Joined: 25 Nov 2007
Posts: 2251
Location: San Antonio, USA
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:08 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if the sound effects during opening thing started with the iconic opening to the original Yamato?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKe0wARmks4
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
batou65



Joined: 17 Feb 2004
Posts: 43
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:33 pm Reply with quote
I must be one of the five people in the world who like M.D. Geist.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Aynslesa



Joined: 08 Feb 2012
Posts: 199
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:39 pm Reply with quote
I find it absolutely hilarious that the question about anime opening sound effects came up in this week's Answerman. I was just watching the latest episode of Saint Seiya Omega this week, and as I'm watching the new opening theme, I started noticing something odd. I couldn't put my finger on it right away and then it hit me - suddenly, after 5-6 episodes of the new opening having been introduced, there are *sound effects added*. And I got completely giddy over it, because in the original Saint Seiya themes (circa 1989) there were *always* sound effects in the themes. Omega has been a pure nostalgia kick for me since it was released, and the addition of sound effects to the new opening theme has basically just been the icing on the cake for me.

That said, although I ultimately do prefer the openings without sound effects these days, as they're easier to sing along to, I don't *mind* them so long as they don't dominate the opening theme. If I have to actually go download a copy of the song itself just to find out if it's a good song because the sound effects drown it out in the theme, then I think someone possibly screwed up on the OP storyboard planning stage. That, or they *really* didn't like the opening theme and were *trying* to keep us from hearing it.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
configspace



Joined: 16 Aug 2008
Posts: 3717
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:42 pm Reply with quote
Quote:
Her insistence that I watch the ridiculous, gratuitous, and bountiful amount of fan service, dime a dozen characters, and bad animation, was simply because she believed wholeheartedly that I should know the worst of the worst, the shows dragged from the dungeon of near-universal hated anime.

... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that list is probably not so universal, once you expand your circle of viewers Wink


Last edited by configspace on Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:42 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Zin5ki



Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Posts: 6680
Location: London, UK
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:42 pm Reply with quote
Quote:
I did notice, however, that Madman Entertainment did a complete series release for an affordable price, but since its region 4 its still of no use to me.

I am perennially perplexed by the notion that DVD regions pose a barrier to access. Methods for overcoming region-locking protection abound. In absence of substantial import taxes and associated fees, the fruits of all regions are there for one's picking. This said, I grant that this maxim might cease to hold once Blu-ray gains sufficient popularity.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
TitanXL



Joined: 08 Jun 2010
Posts: 4036
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:49 pm Reply with quote
malvarez1 wrote:
You know, I noticed how a lot of older anime used sound effects in their openings. Shows like Magic Knight Rayearth and Transformers: Super-God Masterforce had them.

I don't think I've watched any anime past the year 2001 that has used sound effects in their opening.


The last one I remember is Gash Bell which ran until 2006. Sound effects do add a bit of atmosphere to them.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Fencedude5609



Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Posts: 5088
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:00 pm Reply with quote
malvarez1 wrote:

I don't think I've watched any anime past the year 2001 that has used sound effects in their opening.


Idolmaster Xenoglossia, Super Robot Wars OG The Inspector
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
VORTIA
Subscriber



Joined: 26 Jul 2005
Posts: 946
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:08 pm Reply with quote
+5 points for Zac repping and supporting the 0083 OP. That some is absolutely badass.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address Yahoo Messenger My Anime My Manga
ladykibble



Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Posts: 23
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:19 pm Reply with quote
Quote:
Do not make me do the stereotypical old man voice and bring up subtitled VHS volumes of Escaflowne that had two episodes per tape and cost 35 dollars each, BACK IN THE DAY. Because I will.


Now, now...The first tape had four, the rest had a whopping three. MSRP was $29.99 Razz
It did not, however, come with a meowing cat.





If you wanna talk about "uphill both ways" - remember Blue Sub no. 6? You only got ONE episode per tape. $29.99 a piece. Or Fushigi Yuugi - 14 VHS tapes 29.99 subbed or 24.99 dub. Or you could've bought 32 VHS tapes of Maison Ikkoku for $24.99 per tape and not even have the whole show because the VHS release was canceled.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Thatguy3331



Joined: 18 Feb 2012
Posts: 1799
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 4:38 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
malvarez1 wrote:
You know, I noticed how a lot of older anime used sound effects in their openings. Shows like Magic Knight Rayearth and Transformers: Super-God Masterforce had them.

I don't think I've watched any anime past the year 2001 that has used sound effects in their opening.


The last one I remember is Gash Bell which ran until 2006. Sound effects do add a bit of atmosphere to them.


Ah yes I remember that OP, I too liked the background noises and thought they fit quite well.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
getchman
He started it



Joined: 07 Apr 2012
Posts: 9135
Location: New Hampshire
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:01 pm Reply with quote
if im remembering correctly, i believe the OP in last episode of the first season of Mitsudomoe had sound effects. same for the last episode of Fight Ippatsu! Jūden-chan!!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
Lord Geo



Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 2697
Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:10 pm Reply with quote
Too bad you've been having problems with your Wii U, Brian. I got mine on Black Friday and I haven't had any problems outside of one random lock-up last night, which was easily fixed with a power down & reset.

When it comes to purposefully watching "bad" anime, the only time I have done that with on my own, knowing that it was bad, was when I watched all of Gundoh Musashi, just so that I could give it a "fair & complete" review on my blog... Man, was that a bad show, but the fact that it is one of my most-read posts must mean that it was worth it in small, small way.

Quote:
Currently eyeing some old classics I need to pick up like Fafner and Hellsing


*bolding done by me for emphasis*

Man, do people love to toss out the word "classic" when something has just a little bit of age to it. Not that either are bad shows, mind you, but Fafner is only seven years old; it's not "new" by any means, but at the same time it doesn't seem old enough to be given "classic" status. I know it all comes down to personal opinions but, personally, I don't consider something worth calling a "classic" until it's at least ten years old, i.e. the time it debuted in has passed a long-enough time. Hellsing, having aired back in 2001/2002, would just make the "classic" status in my opinion.

But, to be honest, I still kind of hesitate to call any applicable titles from 2000-on to be "classics", though I'm sure in another year or two I'll be comfortable calling those early-00s titles classics.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
kevinx59



Joined: 27 Jan 2012
Posts: 959
Location: In sunny California
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:32 pm Reply with quote
malvarez1 wrote:
I don't think I've watched any anime past the year 2001 that has used sound effects in their opening.

The openings of Sora no Otoshimono, Sora No Otoshimono Forte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhwonBWvwwg, and Haganai all had sound effects in the openings of their last or second to last episodes. All were directed by the same guy as well.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> Site-related -> Talkback All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next
Page 1 of 4

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group